April 17, 2005
THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES LANGUAGE LESSON-
Learner's Corner
Ichishkiin
(Sahaptin)
How are you doing with Ichishkiin so far? Take a
look at these sentences and see if you can match
them to their correct English counter-part:
Taxshiya.
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( Mun taxshi
V maicx? J
Taxshi ZZT
Maic'qinash
taxshiya watim.
Taxshishaash.
Taxshitash
maic'qi maicx.
woke yesterday
morning.
I will wake tomor
row morning.
I am waking now.
Practicing what we've so far, fill in the blanks to
complete this simple conversation. (There are
two children talking about waking up.)
Mishnam mish,
watim?
5
V taxshiya? J
f Taxshiyaash
ptxninshtipa,
)
(paxat'maatipa. Iwata
tamac akt maicx!
w '
li au! Axwaimash
anch'a q'inuta! )
Kiksht
(Wasq'u)
Match the correct Kiksht sentence to ty
equivalent:
Aaa kwidau enxguitk. r W
Nanxguitgama da
kadux.
How much do you remember about Kiksht words and sentences so far? Match the Kiksht sentences tcj
their best English translation:
-JUp WamVCitqtba itqwti. (B)
- T -OB3SL r mM' "V-- s?j3&ir "h. "A v. -sj
1 TvZ KvmqlalaawiCfairqtv V Nv
Q
"V- r "Muton ?tHpui to the correct ''na ish. Each .
... . ,., rr-- i
T.,--, '.rwnYPiP s5t5fcthe sam&thina bwt i?' es it in 1
X i. V
J5Vt A 1
X"JV V . ootiunobew,- Wasco:Mondays
L K rww -Tl WtiZ II
lonahol vl Tl I
V 'k Sah
e J- - - - ? oodunobektoo
' meapul
Mcigwa idatt'qtba itqwtf. (A)
jr m . 4 r "
-S- i - p i r rm i m 1 "i
Jr i .i .. ai.j.j..J4k.
A 12
B-2
r . 9
(!-6J, "rai A
F-7i L'
Nu etse awamoa
tupoone.
(1) You sing at the longhouse.
(2) I will sing at the longhouse.
(3) She will sing at the longhouse.
(4) I dance at the longhouse.
(5) We will sing at the longhouse.
(6) He will sing at the longhouse.
t '. j .J.
(7) They will sing at the longhouse.
(8) She sings at the longhouse.
)) You will sing at the longhouse.
(10) We will sing at the longhouse.
We sing at the longhouse.
(12) He dances at the longhouse.
(Paiute) "C
See if you can put together t
with its English
P
lifcwseYhJ
IS
i I mrhN&
Nu meno o tupoone. t I Mmwaiqig now.
i 1
Nu mo'a tupoonekwe. iT wjllwakeKomorrow
t J i
ka oodutfe nobAvtJpo !
Nu ka
melkwe.
They went to th3 nghoul
They will
They went to
longhouse.
They are going to
the longhouse.
.Language Classes:
from 3:30 to 5 PM
Trailer.
lays from 3:30 to 5
Language Trailer.
SahapttrrpTuesdays and Thursdays
from 3:30 to 5 PM in the Language
ailer.
Home Base Classes:
btin: Thursdays from 5 to 8 PM.
Held in the Simnasho Area.
For info, call Suzie Slockish at
53-2201.)